John Travolta and Nicolas Cage both get to play the hero and the villain in this completely ridiculous but consistently exciting thriller about two men swapping faces as well as identities.

FBI agent Archer (Travolta) finally runs Castor Troy (Cage), the arch criminal who killed his son, to earth.

Although Cage is reduced to a comatose state, it's disclosed that he and his now-imprisoned brother have planted a massive bomb.

Travolta undergoes a bloody face switch to get the goods on Cage's brother. At least that's the plan.

While brother soon smells a rat, Cage escapes, has Travolta's face grafted on and disposes of everyone who knows of the switch.

What follows is a balletic bloodbath typical of the director of Broken Arrow, with men flying while leaping through the air, or turning somersaults to avoid bullets.

A final speedboat duel knocks spots off anything in Speed 2. Pity it's quite so silly - but then action fans can't have everything.